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Fri Jul 21 2017Female legal eagles on the rise Female lawyers in Australia now outnumber men for the first time, with women joining the profession at twice the rate of men in the past two years. Law Society of NSW chief executive Michael Tidball said the "equalising of opportunity" had begun and the increase reflected the continued movement of women into roles once dominated by men.
Senator Scott Ludlam’s whistleblower revealed as WA barrister Perth barrister, Dr John Cameron is single-handedly responsible for obtaining the proof that Senator Ludlam still holds New Zealand citizenship and is ineligible for politics. Mr Cameron is understood to have obtained documents that are not publicly available from New Zealand authorities proving Senator Ludlam has dual citizenship — which bars him from holding a Senate seat under Section 44 of the Australian constitution.
Apple flies in top executives to lobby Turnbull government on encryption laws Apple's top privacy executives have flown out to Australia twice in the past month to lobby the Turnbull government over looming changes to laws that govern access to encrypted messages.